feat(backups): gzip compress backups and add retention config to Instance Settings

Compress database backups with gzip (.sql.gz), reducing file size ~83%.
Add backup retention configuration to Instance Settings UI with preset
options (7 days, 2 weeks, 1 month). The backup scheduler now reads
retention from the database on each tick so changes take effect without
restart. Default retention changed from 30 to 7 days.
This commit is contained in:
Aron Prins 2026-04-07 09:41:13 +02:00
parent 316790ea0a
commit cc44d309c0
11 changed files with 107 additions and 17 deletions

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@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("runDatabaseBackup", () => {
filenamePrefix: "paperclip-test",
});
expect(result.backupFile).toMatch(/paperclip-test-.*\.sql$/);
expect(result.sizeBytes).toBeGreaterThan(1024 * 1024);
expect(result.backupFile).toMatch(/paperclip-test-.*\.sql\.gz$/);
expect(result.sizeBytes).toBeGreaterThan(0);
expect(fs.existsSync(result.backupFile)).toBe(true);
await runDatabaseRestore({

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@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
import { createReadStream, createWriteStream, existsSync, mkdirSync, readdirSync, statSync, unlinkSync } from "node:fs";
import { basename, resolve } from "node:path";
import { createInterface } from "node:readline";
import { pipeline } from "node:stream/promises";
import { createGunzip, createGzip } from "node:zlib";
import postgres from "postgres";
export type RunDatabaseBackupOptions = {
@ -82,7 +84,8 @@ function pruneOldBackups(backupDir: string, retentionDays: number, filenamePrefi
let pruned = 0;
for (const name of readdirSync(backupDir)) {
if (!name.startsWith(`${filenamePrefix}-`) || !name.endsWith(".sql")) continue;
if (!name.startsWith(`${filenamePrefix}-`)) continue;
if (!name.endsWith(".sql") && !name.endsWith(".sql.gz")) continue;
const fullPath = resolve(backupDir, name);
const stat = statSync(fullPath);
if (stat.mtimeMs < cutoff) {
@ -148,7 +151,9 @@ function tableKey(schemaName: string, tableName: string): string {
}
async function* readRestoreStatements(backupFile: string): AsyncGenerator<string> {
const stream = createReadStream(backupFile, { encoding: "utf8" });
const raw = createReadStream(backupFile);
const stream = backupFile.endsWith(".gz") ? raw.pipe(createGunzip()) : raw;
stream.setEncoding("utf8");
const reader = createInterface({
input: stream,
crlfDelay: Infinity,
@ -180,6 +185,7 @@ async function* readRestoreStatements(backupFile: string): AsyncGenerator<string
} finally {
reader.close();
stream.destroy();
raw.destroy();
}
}
@ -288,8 +294,9 @@ export async function runDatabaseBackup(opts: RunDatabaseBackupOptions): Promise
const nullifiedColumnsByTable = normalizeNullifyColumnMap(opts.nullifyColumns);
const sql = postgres(opts.connectionString, { max: 1, connect_timeout: connectTimeout });
mkdirSync(opts.backupDir, { recursive: true });
const backupFile = resolve(opts.backupDir, `${filenamePrefix}-${timestamp()}.sql`);
const writer = createBufferedTextFileWriter(backupFile);
const sqlFile = resolve(opts.backupDir, `${filenamePrefix}-${timestamp()}.sql`);
const backupFile = `${sqlFile}.gz`;
const writer = createBufferedTextFileWriter(sqlFile);
try {
await sql`SELECT 1`;
@ -664,6 +671,12 @@ export async function runDatabaseBackup(opts: RunDatabaseBackupOptions): Promise
await writer.close();
// Compress the SQL file with gzip
const sqlReadStream = createReadStream(sqlFile);
const gzWriteStream = createWriteStream(backupFile);
await pipeline(sqlReadStream, createGzip(), gzWriteStream);
unlinkSync(sqlFile);
const sizeBytes = statSync(backupFile).size;
const prunedCount = pruneOldBackups(opts.backupDir, retentionDays, filenamePrefix);
@ -674,6 +687,9 @@ export async function runDatabaseBackup(opts: RunDatabaseBackupOptions): Promise
};
} catch (error) {
await writer.abort();
if (existsSync(backupFile)) {
try { unlinkSync(backupFile); } catch { /* ignore */ }
}
throw error;
} finally {
await sql.end();